Jeremy Piert: The Golden Brook. Hello everyone, hope you're all staying safe and enjoying yourselves as much as you can during this unexpected lockdown.
Alas, it has led to me delaying the opening of Jeremy Piert’s new solo show, 'The Golden Brook' from last week. It will still have a physical viewing when we get to Level 2 (even if it's just for a week or so) so check out website, Instagram and Facebook. But until then, do your thing beautiful Kiwis and show some support for this uber-talented young artist, who is making a real name for himself on both sides of the Tasman.
Based in Adelaide, South Australia, Jeremy is a consummate painter, and an extremely good draughtsman. It shows in the work. Endearing, playful and elegant – his subject matter in this series consists of birds and animals, painted in an imaginary setting at dusk, within a rich, moody, and magical landscape.
This body of work by Jeremy is really an ongoing extension of his last Australian show, which also featured wildlife. They’re not illustrations so much as distinct personalities that occupy a world seemingly devoid of people. Jeremy is quite interested in allowing our deep primal human instincts to connect to these creatures at an observational level – through empathy, humour or joy – but also allow them to ‘stay wild’ in their own way, so we become passive viewers rather than active participants in their lives.
These are joyful paintings created to offer us an escape. To new places. Away from old memories. And towards infinite moments of possibility. They are as powerful as they are sublime. And you can see them all (with prices) https://privateviews.artlogic.net/2/3d5da08ef169de24daa928 in an exclusive online preview.
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Published 3 September 2021